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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-25
NOT A SECOND JACKSON.

President Cleyeland's Democratic admirers
have frequently referred to him as a second
and more robust Jackson. In view of his
favorable estimate Of Calhoun's public life
and patriotic services, the parallel is an un-
fortunate one. President Jackson never took
pains to let the people of South Carolina know
that he considered their favoritc statesman "a
philosopher and q patriot. His most famous
communication TO citizens of that State was
addressed to a Charleston committee who
had invited him to attend a celebration OF the
Fourth of July in that city. His response was an
uncompromising letter indicating his stern
disapproval of the disunion gospel preached
by Calhoun and warning them that policy
of force would be imperativcly necessary il
the notification programme should not be
abandoned. President Jacxson's letter did
not increase his popularity in South Carolina.
So incensed were the people Of that State that
the Governor brought the letter TO the atten-
ton of tho Legislature, and resolutions were
adopted denouncing the President for writing
it and for threatening to employ policy OF
coercion in defence of the Union. President
Cleveland apparently IS in sympathy with the
Fire Eaters of that day. He has no words Of
disapproval of the notification and States
rights doctrines which Calhoun openly taught.
On the contrary, no deliberately asserts that
if all that the apostle Of secession taught and
believed were better known and understood.
much would he found to enlighten and en-
courage those charged with public duties and
much to stimulate patriotic enthusiasm"
The Presidents correspondence with the
South Carolina committee will not be resented
as his distinguished predecessors was in June,
1881. 1t will be highly gratifying tribute
to State pride and will DO certain t. secure
for him united delegation in the next Dem
ocratic National Convention. Neither Gov
ernor nor Legislature will consider it public
duty to denouncc his appreciatiye tribute "a
Calhoun, and it will tend to strengthen him
throughout the South. He viii not lie up
braided, as President jackson was in his time,
for dsloyalty to the section which had ad
vanoed his political fortunes. He will be
commended at Charleston for his political
tolerance and his fidelity 10 the traditions Of
the section which by its consolidated vote
placed him where he is. Like President
Pierce. whom Jefferson Davis praised fort
night ago rs a moro consistent and devoted
partisan of the South than the Southern states
men of that day, he is showing himself TO b'
a sympathetic as well as subservient poltica
agent. He honors the memory of the leader
OF the notification movement, whom Andrew
Jackson considered the most dangerous mar
| in the Union.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-25
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, MONDAY APRIL o. 1887

now intend to call the remaining 3 per Genus
at present but to leave them for redemp-
ton in the next fiscal year. which makes
no real difference with the money market now
or then, for out of $19.S24,6OO uncalled
threes, 1t is stated, $16,49s,9O0 are held by
banks. But the heavy contraction or loans
and deposits last week. Notwithstanding gam
in legal tenders by the banks. shows that the
failure of currency to return from the interior
as usual has led to precautionary measures
The stock market last week continued
the downward movement commenced the
week before, and the average OF clos
ing prices was 1858 "a, loss OF 81 ~
per share for the week. Wheat ad-
vanced three-eighths. and corn and oats fell the
same fraction pork was steady, but lard nearly
quarter lower and hogs an eighth lower. Cotton
was weaker for options, with spot unchanged
Coffee made wild advance of one cent on
Thursday. but afterward yielded little. and
copper and lead each declined shade. Iron
is weaker in tone and nails lower in price, and
the statement is made that some Pennsylvania
rail-makers have reduced the price to $3S, In
order to stop the large sales of foreign rails
which are freely offered for $40 at tidewater.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-25

o brief period, maximum collective horse
power very nearly approaching the require
ments OF the c0ntract-nameiy, $500. me
official report shows that the mean indicated
horse power for the entire run was above
$500, and the maximum horsepower was
1882. The recent test was not, as some have
been led to suppose. a speed" trial,
but was "power" trial. The speed
of war-ship is admitted to be the measure
of her efficiency, but the fact must not be ig.
nored that in the case Of the Atlanta speed
was not the desideratum insisted upon, Dut she
was gwen a "full-power trial, fact winch
the Navy Department seems to have kept care
fully in view. The fact that she did not
develop the full $500 horsepower was not due
to defective workmanship or materials. hence
she will probably be accepted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-25
MONEY AND BUSINESS.

The unsettled state OF business is reflected
in unsettled markets. The country begins TO
feel the operation OF the Interstate law aud
does not like it, Perhaps there never was
another act so passionately desired by millions
of people, and so passonately cursed by The
same people within a fortnight after it had
taken effect. Crazy theories regarding what
cught TO happen begin to he compared with
painful experience of what does happen. and
the process of public education is going on
lust now with uncomfortable rapidly. AS
vet there are still found men who believe that
The law is of great benefit to railroads. because
it cuts of large rebates and causes largo addi-
tons to their recognized charges. Statistics OF
earnings and tonnage receipts at various
points are quoted. without regard to the fact
that freight shipped during the rush before
rates were changed was by no means all de-
lvcrod prior TO the second week OF April.
the latest for which returns arc given. But
the following record Of shipments Of grain in
bushels 10y all railroads from principal Western
cities for five weeks ending April 16 Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-25

These cities have not gained in p0pula
ton" or in traffic. as some think at these
rates. The truth is put in nutshell by
"The Real Estate Record: "All the West is
land crazy. There was never such a universal
demand for high priced vacant property since
1887" The most active business, in many
of the Western towns, is the buying and selling
of vacant lots, and in that business somebody
always gets left with the land-and the taxes.
Foreign trade in March was especially salts
factory. The value of exports, $65. 31S, 995.
against $53, 692 ,517 last year, shows an in
crease Of $11, 100000. of which $l,500,O0C
was in the minor exports. The excess Of I'M
ports over exports last year, S6,345 1868. gives
place this year TO an excess OF exports over
imports, $2,617 ,995. But in spite of the large
movement of products there were net exports
of $1l, $685. gold, plainly indicating that
foreign holders realized on many American
securities. Gold would tend this way, con
sidering the low rate Of interest at London
and the high rate here, with large exports Of
products, il confidence Of foreigners in oul
securities had not been disturbed by the Inter
state Act.
The Treasury took In only $500, 900 more
gold and $4,000 moro legal tenders last
week than it paid out, but paid out 81. 900. 00(
more silver nutes than 1t took in. The nei
withdrawal of bank bonds held for circulation
was 81, 336.736. Secretary Faircbild does mo-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-25
Nesp21prkD Daily Gribnare
SOUNDED By HORACE GREELEY.
MONDAY, APRIL 25. 1887.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIcN.-Was Schnaebeles a spyi Numerous
charges of high treason against him. - Land
lords warned to lower their rents. - Miss An
derson In "a Winters Tale" - Cholera raging
IN Mexican towns. - Troubles between Lord
Lansdowne and his tenants settled. - FIVE
hundred houses burned and many lives lost in q
town of Asia Minor. - The great Frapotel no
better than third.
DoMEsrIc.-A letter from President Cleveland al
legged to have been suppressed. - Investigating
the circumstances of Charles Browns death In the
State Asylum. - Suspected Of the murder OF
his mother and brother In Baltimore. - The
funeral of Lieutenant Danenhower. - The
steamer Hasbrouck aground in the Hudson River
80 Eighteen persons hurt and two killed by
train accident near Chelum. Washington Territory.
g. Refractory Kiowas surrendered by the tribe.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Jacob Sharp ready for
trial to-day 80 Miss Lesley. of Philadelphia.
accidentally shot herself IN Brooklyn. - A
dance-hall keep per rearrested an old indictment
for murder w. d. Morgan died. - Brook
lyns beaten by Baltimores - Sermons in many
puip,ts. - General enforcement of the Sunday
liquor laws.
TIE Observation-Disclosures for to-day: Nc
marked change Temperature yesterday: High
est, go; lowest. 49,; average, 547so
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-25
SnOOcstlXc .

Last years movement was smaller than
usual, and yet the shipments this year arc
little over half those for the corresponding
week Of 1886, and have declined TO less than
quarter of the average for three weeks before
tho act went into effect Accomplished mathe
matieians need not calculate what cutting off
OF rebates and advance in charges would
compensate for decline OF 10 per cent in
quantities shipped, because water routes will
soon be taking and Canadian routes have
already begun to take freight at rates with
which railroads under the law cannot compete.
Many kinds of goods which used to bc sent
10 San Francisco at So per cwt..
and thence to other countries by steamship.
cannot now be sent ut all. the rate to San
Francisco being from 81 so TO SIS per cwt..
and while Pacific Coast manufacturers
arc filed with joy, the law cuts the other
way when it practically excludes wool and
fruits of Pacific farms from Eastern markets
In the face Of this remarkable interruption
of traffic, across the continent and between the
scaboard and interior. clcarings Of banks at
Western cities are cited as showing wonderful
increase in business. Gains for the latest
weeks and for three months ending with
March. at some Western cities arc as follows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-25
THE LAND TRANSFER REFORM BILLS

If the Legislature does not reach speedy
determination on the question of the adoption
of the lot" or "blOck system OF indexing
land transfers in this city it will not be fo'
lack of opinions and briefs from high author
tiles. The block system has had especially
able and influential advocates. The recent
report of Willis s. Paine carries additional
weight because made in his official capacity as
Superintendent of tho Banking Department
The difficulty with the lot system appears to
him chiefly to lie in the fact that the city lot
which is taken as the unit, has illdefined lin
its. is subject TO frequent changes and often
is inaccurate in measurement. Moreover, as
the indexes must be based upon existing tax
mans which are VIGOROUSLY inaccurate and
liable to frequent alterations. titles will be
constantly affected by conflicting claims OF
adjoining owners. Some Of the language used
by Mr.. Paine is strong. After giving in
stances. he declares "Such cases show the
confusion. unfoundcd claims to adjoining prop
crty. and probability of vexatious litigatons
that naturally will result from the adoption Of
tho lot system" On the other hand, Superin-
tendcnt Paine thinks that {" the block system
uuites the virtues Of simplicity and definite
ness The block area Is known to all, and a.
rule is unalterable. This system
restricts searching and with name index for
each block. search would be the labor of a
few minutes. The adoption of this
| system would be a most desirable reform"
The opinion of the State Bar Association,
as expressed in the unanimous judgment OF
the committee appointed to consider the sub
iect, is no less emphatic. This committee was
composed of men of experience and wide rep
utation, including ex-Judge Hooper c. Van
Worst. Luther r. Marsh, David Dudley Field
John ii. " Arnold, Hamilton Harris. Augustus
Schoonmaker and George N. Diven. When
experts of such character as they. after careful
consideration, unanimously report that the lo
system is wrong in principle. complicated and
| impractlcable, and that the block system or
the other hand, Is perfectly simple, easily
understood and easily carried into effect" and
that sit would afford a complete and perfcc'
remedy for the present difficulties. delays ant
expense of recording and indexing" the mem
bers of the Legislature can scarcely treat th'
matter with indifference. The briefs Of Com
missioner Olmstead, Henry L. Clinton ant
| others have also served to call the attention o
New-York lawyers as well as AsscmbymeI
and Senators to the needs Of land transfe
reform, to the dangers of the lot system ,ans
the merits Of the block system. The efec
has been seen in the rejection by the Assembl,
of the Lot System bill by decisive vote. Blu
il ought to 20 further and secure the speed,
cure Of the existing and expanding evils Of lant
transfer In this city by the prompt adoption o
the bills already introduced cmbodying th
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-25
WONdNS RIGHTS IN OHIO.

The Ohio women are today in an enviable con-
dition. A new law has been enacted there deal
ing with the rights and privileges OF married
women: and TO some extent with those also OF
married men. The old common law doctrine
has been discarded entirely. The new law pro-
ceeds altogether upon the modern principle that
Jacks as good as his MASTER as the Irish
man extended it AYE and q dale betther, too!'
In the Arcadia established by this legislation the
disabilities of the wife are abolished. She no
longer meryes her identity in the eye of the law
I'D N marriage. She no longer brings upon her
husband responsibility for whatever debts she
may have incu red in her state Of femme SOLE
Sho no longer delivers over to the bridegroom her
scpa ate property, ~ be made ducks and brakes
OF OF his will. Under the statute which the late
Legislature enacted she retains in wedloclo oil
the rights and liabilities pertaining to her
spinster condition. Her property. if she has
any, remains hers, TO deal with as peases her
The husbands consent TO the sale or mortgage OF
IL is not rcquiI ed
In the same way sire can sue and be sued
separately IL she was in debt at the time OIL
her marlia her creditors have no recourse
against her husband, but must still look to her
alone for payment. or course he may pay them
If he wishes to do so but mot upon compul-
sion.D She is MS free to dispose of personal as
real property, and il does not pass TO the nus
band unless she gives 1t to him. which no doubt
she Is at liberty to do. In word the new law puts
the husband and wife on primarily the snme
standing They are independent and separate
ms regards all busnes Transactions. and the re
suit is TO render nugatory an immense mass Oh
comnl Gated rulings and preceden,s. and to elini
nate from the practice Of the courts one OF th'
most fertile sources Of tangled, tedious ana yex
atious litigation. In the free and boundless
West. where the scale upon which nature does
things has elevated the popular Imagination
and bred chronic impotence of unrea enable ano
antiquated 10 ms ond customs, this enfrahchlse
ment OF the married woman has indeed been To-
some time accomplished. though perhaps mol
altogether to the same extent. While more
over tic simplifcation OF the marriage law
tends TO check and TO cheaper litigation IL II"
not as n rule brought about any arpec'aDl
change in the relations OF men and women
It would seem natu al that such radical cnhhsc
in custom would protect women against many
dangers but II must not be forgotten that IN
law can prevent wife from suirehuerhhS he
legal rights 10 her husband
! The chief value OF the new law after all VII
| prnbaby consist in the illustT alton IL VIII anor
| of the advantages Of simpliication OF the statue
| book III 20 vast q mass Of old law can be DON
away with In q is instance. and this with gen
crnl benefit. IL will be perceived that the sam
principle may safely be applied elsewhere.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-25
PERSONAL.

Miss Mazda Craigen has again figured "a On "o.uA'
heroine on the stage In part not down on eno ""'
In "a Scrap Of Paper" at the Boston Museum, sn'
PLAYS the role of "Mathilde," ard makes her nrs' On
trance in riding-habit, running merrly IN Iro'I =
door at the back Of the stage. "At this point iaso
EVENING" saws a "Boston Post" writer "she tripped
at the doorway and landed almost 10 the miadio OF
the stage with violence that must have been In the
highest degree unpleasant There was Just an bt
ton Of eggle from the audience at hef nIae AZ
Miss Crigen rose, bowed and went bravely on WIN s
her The whole nede Ss sooS badns Of the
spectators. could not help rccalng az inc pght Of
Mis- ba Ser a sse p ram 'ns from the wings
extngush lamp that had fallen on the seaee; cn,
the thought to me at ucceed in the
she has undertaken
A committee Of veteran volunteer onicors II Uni-
cago IA endcavoiing to get ex-senator Roscoe Conts
to deliver in that city an Grafton on Generai "rah'
German papers call to mind that Kaiser "iheln
in his ninety years has survived no fewer than sew
ertvwo relgning sovcreiens who were his contempo-
raries viz ffty-two kings queens. eight emperors'
SIX sultans and six popes OF these three were Kings
OF Prussia Frederick william H., Frederick William
ILL.,, Frederick william "; two were Kings OF hsn'
over two Kings OF Wuitcmburg four Kings Oh ba'
yalia three Kings Of Saxony. King OF Westphaiia
Jerome Bonaparte,. King Of Greece, one King OF
tho Belelsns three Kings Of Holland three Kings Oh
England three Kings Of France hve KINGS 2, o.
Portugal five soverelgns of Spain five Kings Oh ssr
DINA six Kings OF Naples two Emperors OF austria
lone OF whom the last OF the former ino OF yer.
man Fmperors), two EmperOrs OF France four ears
of Russia He has also survived twenty-one Presi
dents OF the United States.
There IA a weird rumor in the Land of the Hoosier
that the Hon. william English is going upon the lee
turc platform.
"spealiing of McCreary" says "Lou1svilie Courier
Journal writer, reminds me that a gentleman whc
stands close TO the Ex-Governor said to me: The
4. nnId
states Senate is entirely without foundation. He Il
not yet ready to go to the Senate He wants 70 Do
Speaker Of the Federal House, and CARLISLE
elected to the yice-Presdency in 1853 McCresry OK
poets to be chosen Speaker Of the new House. whicf
assemblies in December, 1880. Though he has o ION
nothing OF importance In Congress McCreary ma
made himself very popular and is looked upon h as
make an excellent Speaker He has the confidence 0
his own side Of the House and the respect OF the IKE
publicans | should think that In about han doZei
years from this time McCrcary viii DO getting readl
o TO tho Senate.
grand-niece of Mozart is deDendent upol
charity In Vienna.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-25

The charges Of cruelty against the manage
ment of the State Asylum for the Insane will
of course be carefully examined by the Grand
Jury at Buffalo; but until they have been
thus passed upon by intelligent and careful
men, they must be accepted with great reserve.
It is a common thing for demented people to
think that the most terrible outrages have been
committed against them and their fellow beings
who are also under restraint, when. as mat
ter of fact, it can be easily shown that no
harshness has been practised. There is no
delusion, however, about four broken ribs, and
the case of Charles w. Brown. mentioned in
THE TRIBUNE's dispatches this morning, should
by all means have the investigation promised.
1t is not likely that the prOpri etors of the
Ivanhoe Mandatory In Paterson wanted to
blow ND and scald to death their unfortunate
employees rather than spend little money.
Not even the most rabid labor agitatOrs would
make that charge on the evidence now in sight.
But the thinness of the scraps of the boiler
found after the explosion and the rust thereon
indicate that the boilers were not properly in
spected or watched. This is point for the
Coroner to look into carefully. The doubt OF
his finding any blame to attach to them Is
about the only thing which the owners of the
factory can have to console themselves with
now as they gaze on the fragments Of their
factory and the bodies of their dead employees.
The appearance of cholera at Guaymas and
Maxatlan, in Mexico, is not without sgnifi-
canoe. Guaymas is on the Gulf of California
and il o seaport of some importance
In connection with trade between South
America and the Pacific coast and other
parts Of the United States. The disease
cannot rage there long, for the population is
only 500 or 400. But Mazatlan is much
larger seaport, of $4,000 inhabitants, and
communication with it is more frequent. This
increases the danger of spread Of the dread
disease throughout Mexico and thence to the
United States. The situation Is one which
quarantine officials in every direction must
take into consideration. 1t would be q most
unpleasant thing If. after having kept out the
cholera when it threatened IA so long from
Europe, it should reach our borders BY way OF
Mexico. The situation may easily become SO.
xious.
II appears from the data furnished by thu
Naval Board Of Engineers who conducted the
recent trial trip of the new cruiser Atlanta
that the engines succeeded In developing. to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-25

If Calhoun was q patriot for proposing the
principles of notification and disunion, Jener-
son Davis must have been another for Carrying
the theory into practice. President Cleveland
has had a good word to say about Calhoun VINO
justified South Carolina's first attempt 70 aely
the authority of the President Oh the OmCeo
States How can he withhold from JEFFERSON
Davis a similar expression Of confidence and sp-
preciationf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-25
Qmusememts.

SlIpou OYERA HousH- 8-Little Jack Shepard
CAmO-0-ErmnA
bars rHxATRx-6-The Tanning OF tho shrew
DoCKsrADRRs- s:30-MinstrelA
EDEN MUsEE-Flower Show-Munczi Lajos
GRAND OPERA HoUsEr-8-Beautful Evangelne
HARRIeArs PARK THKATRE-6-Cordelias Aspirations
IYcEUM THRATRE-S:15-The Love Chase. -
MADISON AVE- AND 59TH-sr.-Day and Evenins-mei'F
mac and Monitor Panorama
MADISON SQUARE THEATRR-s-Jim the Penmans
NnIOs GARDEN-8-Back Crook
Polo GRoUNDs-Basebal
STANDARD THEATRK-S-A TIP 70 AIricA
iran THEATRR-S-The Jnt
THAxLA-S-Link
ffuArRx CoNIoUE-s-Alone In London.
WIIIAck.s-s-Oh Heads and Young Hear1
Nth VENUE TuRATRE--8-Iady Clancarty.
1lru.sr THEArRE-S-Denman Thompson.
Sos and 73O BRoADwAY-Od London street.
3spsr TABERNAcLE 6thave-Christ Before Piiate'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-25
THE APOSTLE OF sECTIoNALIsM.

FTVW TIC IItIuUtIbWtu NtWL
Calhoun was the greatest btterest, most dangerous
enemy the american ~ stem has ever had :. Mr..
Cleyeand audng him goes far In his subservierce
to what he believes 10 be popular Southern opinion lie
insus public intelligence We do not believe that there
IL man In tine South born since the days OF nuica
ton, WITH the exception OF few white Bourbons
who does not believe that revival OF Calhounism would
be ~ bau ~ q revival Of slavery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-25

features of the block system. 1t is admitted on
the part of all that they would work a great
and necessary reform without any accompany
ing evil consequences. Why not enact them
M once
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-25
TOUCH HER OFF, MR.. BAYARD.

from me Chtcdgo JohfnaL
report be true, Secretary Bayard Is going to kcel
on protesting all the summer against the unlawful con
duet OF the Cana iian fishermen The country Is tired
MIR Bayards protesting, and wants to the loadeI
retaliation act bred or